Ebby Halliday
Luxury buyers today want more than a pretty house. They want an architecturally significant, extraordinary house that offers character and a luxury resort lifestyle. I have not seen any property that can compare with this one. Not in years. Architect Cole Smith designed this three-story home. As a partner with Smith, Ekblad & Associates, he…
North 40 Place. Never heard of it? Well, that’s kind of the idea. This secluded, serene enclave just off Frankford Road was once full of grazing cattle and was known as Oakdale Farm. In 1966, a man named Ross Forney bought the farm, divided it into eight exclusive lots, invited prominent families to move in,…
Caroline Brooke wanted a home where she could walk out the door and get on her horse. She never expected to find her fit in a Waxahachie contemporary home. “We did not want a farmhouse,” Caroline said. “We like modern architecture, so it was a tall order to find a contemporary house with enough land…
Dallas has lost another icon of real estate — Ellen Terry. The tiny, energy-packed powerhouse real estate agent and broker had a life story that inspired hundreds of agents as she showed them the way to sell homes and make a living. Her name was found on many a high-profile contract in the 1980s and…
Maren Morris sang it metaphorically, but it has a literal meaning as well, “When the bones are good, the house won’t fall.” It might be torn brick by brick and rebuilt, but it won’t fall. Builder Tavis Westbrook knows good bones, and that’s why this Dixon-Furlow Midcentury Modern caught his eye. Dixon-Furlow And The Midcentury…
